Reprieves Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Reprieves

suspends
To cease for a period; delay.
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stays
To keep up in a race or contest:
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postpones
To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
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pardons
To cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense); forgive
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delays
To put off until a later time; to defer.
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defers
(Intransitive) to delay, to wait
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absolves
To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
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soothes
To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
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lessens
The definition of lessen is to diminish or to cause something to be diminished or reduced.
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comforts
To ease physically; relieve:
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spares
Spare means to treat someone with mercy, avoid using something or save someone from something.
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respites
The definition of respite is a delay.
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releases
A device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine
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graces
(Not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
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abatements
(Law) The termination of a suit, quashing of a nuisance, etc.
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suspensions
A temporary stoppage of payment, service, etc.
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postponements
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
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Antonyms for Reprieves

blames
To find fault with (for something)
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punishes
To impose a penalty on a wrongdoer for (an offense)
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charges
To load to capacity; fill:
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punishments
A penalty imposed for wrongdoing:
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Words Related to Reprieves

relieves
To ease, lighten, or reduce (pain, anxiety, etc.)
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excuses
To try to minimize or pardon (a fault); apologize or give reasons for
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acquittals
In contract law, the release or discharge from a debt or other contractual obligation.
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Reprieves Sentence Examples

  • The governor is empowered to call extraordinary sessions of the legislature, to grant pardons and reprieves, and to exercise a power of veto which extends to items in appropriation bills; a two-thirds majority of the legislature is necessary to pass a bill over his veto.

  • He grants pardons and reprieves on the recommendation of the state board of pardons.

  • Thus by the New York Code of Criminal Procedure the governor of the state of New York has power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, except in the case of treason, where he can only suspend the execution of the sentence until the case can be reported to the legislature, with whom the power of pardon in this case rests.

  • In addition to the usual privilege of granting pardons and reprieves, he controls considerable patronage, and possesses a power of veto which extends to separate items in appropriation bills.

  • Courts of justice, however, do not grant reprieves by way of dispensation from the penalties of the law, which is not for the judicial department, but for temporary purposes, e.g.

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